Cocaine: Global Histories

Cocaine: Global Histories
ISBN-10
1134600704
ISBN-13
9781134600700
Series
Cocaine
Category
History
Pages
270
Language
English
Published
2002-01-04
Publisher
Routledge
Author
Paul Gootenberg

Description

Cocaine examines the rise and fall of this notorious substance from its legitimate use by scientists and medics in the nineteenth century to the international prohibitionist regimes and drug gangs of today. Themes explored include: * Amsterdam's complex cocaine culture * the manufacture, sale and control of cocaine in the United States * Japan and the Southeast Asian cocaine industry * export of cocaine prohibitions to Peru * sex, drugs and race in early modern London Cocaine unveils new primary sources and covert social, cultural and political transformations to shed light on cocaine's hidden history.

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